Chronology of British India Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26

After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through–

a) Indian merchants or money-lenders

b) Private enterprise

c) State Agency

d) A and B both

Question : 27

Identify the wrong statement with regard to Dutch interest and activities in India?

a) Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West

b) They took no part in politics or cultural contacts

c) They became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East

d) They treated the people of India ruthlessly and also exploited them

Question : 28

Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh?

a) Safdar Jang

b) Saadat Khan

c) Shuja-ud-daula

d) Asaf-ud-daula

Question : 29

The first article in which the English started trading was

a) Indigo

b) Saltpetre

c) Cotton

d) Pepper

Question : 30

Which of the following was not one of the social reform measures introduced by William Bentinck?

a) Abolition of sati

b) Abolition of slavery

c) Removal of disabilities due to change of religion

d) Suppression of the organized bands of thugs